This page lists the official Kansas resources for concealed carry: where to apply, where to find the statutes, and where to verify reciprocity. Every...
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Kansas Concealed Carry Resources
Kansas Concealed Carry Resources
This page lists the official Kansas resources for concealed carry: where to apply, where to find the statutes, and where to verify reciprocity. Every link goes to a Kansas state government source (.gov) or a directly-linked official document. Bookmark this page when working with students, and verify these links before quoting fees or processing times in class.
Kansas is a permitless (constitutional) carry state, but the Office of the Attorney General still issues a Concealed Carry Handgun License (CCHL) under K.S.A. 75-7c01 et seq. Most of the resources below relate to the CCHL program, the underlying statutes, instructor certification, and Kansas firearm law more generally.
Official Kansas Concealed Carry Resources
The Kansas Attorney General is the licensing authority for the Concealed Carry Handgun License. The Concealed Carry Licensing Unit publishes the application, processing-time updates, the instructor directory, signage rules, and the out-of-state recognition list.
Kansas Attorney General, Concealed Carry Licensing (program landing page) (https://www.ag.ks.gov/divisions/civil/licensing-inspections/concealed-carry-licensing). Top-level page for the CCHL program. Lists current fees (effective July 1, 2023, the application fee is $32.50 to the sheriff and $0 to the AG), current processing times, and links to every other CCHL resource. Start here for any application question.
The AG's office does not give individualized legal advice. If a student has a complicated criminal-history question, refer them to a private attorney before they file an application.
County Sheriffs
CCHL applications are filed in the county where the applicant lives, not directly with the AG. The sheriff collects the $32.50 application fee, fingerprints the applicant, and forwards the file to the AG's Concealed Carry Licensing Unit. The AG publishes a Sheriff Contact Form so applicants can request the right submission address for their county:
For Kansas's largest counties, sheriff CCHL pages are usually findable by searching "[county name] sheriff concealed carry kansas." Fees, accepted payment methods, and fingerprint scheduling vary by county, so verify the sheriff's page before each class cycle.
Statute and Regulation Portals
Kansas publishes its statutes through two complementary systems. The Office of the Revisor of Statutes (ksrevisor.gov) hosts the official annotated statutes. The Kansas State Legislature (kslegislature.gov) hosts session-year archives, bill text, and committee history. Use the Revisor for the current law. Use the Legislature for tracking how a section changed over time.
Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, Home (https://www.ksrevisor.gov/). Top of the official annotated statutes site. Search by chapter and article, jump to the Kansas Constitution, and pull a printable version of any section.
Kansas Statutes Annotated (KSA) Index (https://www.ksrevisor.gov/ksa.html). The full chapter-by-chapter index. Chapter 21 covers crimes and punishments (criminal use of weapons, criminal carrying, criminal possession). Chapter 75 Article 7c is the Personal and Family Protection Act, which governs the CCHL program.
Kansas Constitution (Bill of Rights, Section 4, right to bear arms) (https://www.ksrevisor.gov/kanconst.html). Constitutional text. Section 4 provides: "The right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringed."
Kansas State Legislature, Home (https://www.kslegislature.gov/). Search bills, session laws, and committee testimony. Use this to confirm whether a recent bill has been signed into law and when it takes effect.
2025-2026 Statute Index (current legislative session) (https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/statute/). Current session statute browser. Useful when a Revisor URL has not yet refreshed after a recent amendment.
Kansas Administrative Regulations (sos.ks.gov) (https://sos.ks.gov/publications/pubs_kar.aspx). Administrative rules implementing Kansas statutes. Most CCHL operational details live in the statute, not the regulations, but the Secretary of State KAR portal is the authoritative regulatory source if a question turns on rule text.
Key Statute Sections to Bookmark
Statute
What it covers
K.S.A. 21-6301
Criminal use of weapons (general weapons offenses)
K.S.A. 21-6302
Criminal carrying of a weapon (the constitutional-carry exception lives here)
K.S.A. 21-6304
Criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon
K.S.A. 21-6328
Possession of a firearm under the influence
K.S.A. 21-5222 / 21-5223
Use of force in defense of person and dwelling
K.S.A. 75-7c01 et seq.
Personal and Family Protection Act (CCHL program)
K.S.A. 75-7c04
CCHL eligibility and disqualifying criteria
K.S.A. 75-7c10
Posted-premises rules and employer restrictions
K.S.A. 75-7c20
Public buildings (state and municipal) carry rules
K.S.A. 75-7c22
Reciprocity authority
K.S.A. 75-7c05(f)
Provisional-to-standard license conversion (added by HB 2052, 2025)
K.S.A. 75-7c27
Petition for relief of firearm disability (mental health-based prohibitions)
K.S.A. 12-16,124
State preemption of local firearms regulation
K.S.A. 45-221
Open Records Act exemptions (covers CCHL applicant privacy)
Forms and Applications
All current CCHL forms are published as PDFs by the Office of the Attorney General. Always download the version linked from ag.ks.gov rather than caching a copy in your training materials, because the AG updates fee tables and form revision dates from time to time.
CCHL Applicant Forms
CCHL Printable Application (https://ag.ks.gov/home/showdocument?id=2646). The official PDF application packet for new applicants and renewals. Includes the affidavit, criminal-history disclosures, and submission instructions.
The AG's Concealed Carry Licensing Unit certifies the firearms instructors who can issue Kansas-qualifying CCHL training certificates. Instructors who let their certification lapse may not issue valid certificates, so the dates on these forms matter:
Concealed Carry Instructor Guide (10-2015) (https://www.ag.ks.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/2710/638621888190530000). The AG's instructor manual covering course content requirements, certificate issuance, and recordkeeping. Older revision date but still the controlling document for instructor procedure as of this writing.
Students who must take the Kansas-required training (whether for first-time CCHL applicants or for out-of-state applicants who do not qualify for the training-equivalency exemption) need a Kansas-certified instructor.
Certified Instructor Directory (PDF) (https://www.ag.ks.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/2708/638621888521030000). The AG's published list of currently-certified Kansas CCHL instructors. The directory PDF revision date is on the cover. Verify the instructor's certification status before booking. The AG's office also confirms certification by phone at (785) 291-3765.
AG Opinions and Guidance
Kansas Attorney General opinions are not binding on courts, but they bind state agencies and county officials in Kansas, and they are the closest thing to authoritative interpretation of an unclear statute short of a published court decision. Opinions are cited by year and number (for example, "2017-18" is opinion number 18 from 2017). Several opinions matter for everyday concealed-carry questions:
AG Opinion 2011-6 (preemption and open carry). Cities and counties may regulate the manner of openly carrying a loaded firearm in the immediate control of a non-permit-holder on public or private property, but they may not regulate a permit holder on public property. Cited inside the annotations to K.S.A. 12-16,124.
AG Opinion 2011-24 (private security officers). A city is not authorized to prohibit a person holding a concealed carry license from carrying a concealed firearm while performing the duties of a private security officer.
AG Opinion 2012-2 (zoning and home-based firearm sales). Local zoning that prohibits home-based businesses engaged in the internet sale of firearms or ammunition is preempted by state law.
AG Opinion 2013-13 (open-carry ordinances). A city ordinance banning open carry by all persons except holders of a state-issued concealed carry license is preempted by state law.
AG Opinion 2013-17 (long-gun transport). A city or county may not require licensed CCHL holders to fully encase long guns in a container when transporting them by vehicle.
AG Opinion 2017-18 (under-21 concealed carry). It is unlawful for persons 18 to 20 years of age to carry a concealed handgun in Kansas except when on the person's own land or in the person's abode or fixed place of business. This opinion reflects the rule before the 2021 amendment that authorized provisional CCHLs for 18 to 20 year olds.
These opinions are catalogued inside the annotations to the relevant statute on ksrevisor.gov. Older opinions (1980s through 2014) are mirrored at the Washburn Law School AG-opinion archive (http://ksag.washburnlaw.edu/). The AG also publishes recent opinions on its main site (https://www.ag.ks.gov/) under the Opinions section.
Filing a Complaint with the AG
The AG's office handles consumer protection complaints, public records (KORA) complaints, and reports of certain regulatory violations. It is not a criminal prosecutor for individual cases, but it is the right starting point for a CCHL processing dispute or a public-records issue:
Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) FAQ (https://www.ag.ks.gov/divisions/administration/open-government/kora-faq). Walks through who can request records, the response timeline, and the privacy carve-outs. K.S.A. 45-221(a)(52) closes CCHL applicant and licensee personal information to the public, so do not expect to obtain another person's CCHL records through KORA.
Education and Outreach
Kansas does not run a state-funded firearms-safety program for adults, but several state and federal resources are useful when preparing course materials or referring students:
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Hunter Education. Free hunter-education courses required for hunters born after July 1, 1957. Useful safety-foundation training for first-time gun owners regardless of hunting interest. Search for the KDWP hunter-education page on ksoutdoors.com.
Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), Criminal History Record Information. Where Kansans can request their own "rap sheet." A student who is uncertain whether a prior arrest disqualifies them from CCHL eligibility under K.S.A. 75-7c04 should pull their own KBI record before paying the application fee. Search for the KBI criminal history record request page on the KBI's official site.
Kansas Highway Patrol, Public Information. Roadside encounter and traffic-stop guidance is at the trooper's discretion in Kansas, because Kansas has no statutory duty-to-inform. KHP public-information channels are the right place to confirm current agency practice if you teach a traffic-stop module.
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Federal firearms questions, NFA item processing, and FFL questions are ATF jurisdiction, not state. ATF publishes the Kansas state-law summary on its state-laws-and-published-ordinances page.
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). A valid Kansas CCHL serves as a NICS alternative at the dealer counter, so students benefit from understanding what NICS checks against.
Kansas's preemption statute (K.S.A. 12-16,124) limits what cities and counties can regulate. But several narrow areas remain locally administered or governed by federal law:
Local sheriff websites. Each sheriff publishes its own concealed-carry application page with county-specific fees and fingerprint scheduling. Search "[county] sheriff concealed carry."
Kansas court records. Useful when a student needs to confirm whether an old case was dismissed, expunged, or is still open. Kansas district court records are searchable through the state's online records portal; check the Kansas Judicial Branch site for the current link.
Kansas Office of Veterans Services. Where veterans go to obtain DD-214 copies. Active-duty military and veterans aged 18 to 20 are eligible to apply for a Kansas CCHL under reduced age requirements, and a DD-214 is the supporting document the AG's office accepts.
Re-download the printable application and any instructor forms you cite in class. Compare the revision date in the form footer to the version in your training packet.
Pull the current statute text from ksrevisor.gov when teaching any specific section. The Revisor URL is more stable than the Legislature URL because Legislature URLs are scoped to a session year.
Cross-check reciprocity claims against the AG's Out-of-State License Recognition page, not against third-party reciprocity maps.
When a student asks a question that depends on an AG opinion, look up the cited opinion number on the Revisor's annotation block for the underlying statute, then read the opinion text on ag.ks.gov.
When you encounter a source that contradicts the AG's published guidance, the AG controls for licensing and program administration, and the statute (followed by case law) controls for the underlying legal question.
Browse local instructors offering state-approved training in your area. Book online, complete your training, and get one step closer to your concealed carry permit.